Missouri public libraries must certify that they have policies in place that put parents in charge of what their children read and see.
> The most difficult part of the new rule is allowing parents to challenge the aged designation of any item in the library. Some libraries are receiving lists of 100 or more books and challenges overall are increasing, Moeller said. “Most of the items being included in these lists relate to identity, race or sexual orientation,” she said. “What we really seeing is the ones that relate to identity are being called ‘inappropriate.’”
It’s the 23rd consecutive compilation of police statistics that show Black drivers are stopped at higher rates than their share of Missouri’s population
In today's "No Shit Sherlock" news...
I guess it's always good that they "run reports" on this stuff, however. Then maybe someday they can continue to do not much about it.
Since 2017, Missouri districts have sought to suspend the licenses of 32 teachers who quit on short notice. Others face fines up to $10,000.
> Missouri teachers who quit their jobs on short notice face increasingly severe consequences, as school districts facing staffing shortages impose financial penalties as high as $10,000 or seek to suspend the teaching licenses of teachers who break their contracts.
Four people are dead and seven others were seriously injured after a car crossed the center line of a Missouri highway and struck five motorcycles. The accident happened Saturday afternoon on a state highway near Aurora.
> The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a Toyota Corolla crossed the center line of the two-lane highway and struck the motorcycles, ejecting the drivers and passengers on each motorcycle. One of the motorcycles caught fire.
While the Springfield Democrat says she expects greater dysfunction within the legislature next session because it will be during an election year, she also says a variety of factors will aid Democrats at the polls in 2024.
I can’t say that I share her optimism, but I suppose it’s always good to maintain hope that people here in MO will stop voting against their own interests.
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Howdy all. Think I'm figuring out how Lemmy and the Fediverse works. Neat stuff. Hoping to see midwest.social take off as reddit implodes.
